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Kansas City Royals 6
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Cleveland Guardians 10
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Match Report

Gavin Williams gets first career victory in the Guardians' 10-6 win over the Royals

— Top prospect Gavin Williams struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings for his first victory in the majors, brothers Bo and Josh Naylor drove in two runs apiece and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6 on Saturday.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Freddy Fermin C H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Maikel Garcia 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Nick Pratto 1B H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Josh Naylor 1B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Tyler Freeman RF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 1
  • Will Brennan LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Head to Head

CLE wins series 3-1

Injuries

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
  • Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Amed RosarioSS14
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Josh NaylorDH12
  5. Andres Gimenez2B0
  6. Josh Bell1B56
  7. Will BrennanRF7
  8. Myles StrawCF3
  9. Bo NaylorC14

Substitutes

  1. Tyler FreemanDH2
  2. Gabriel Arias1B43

KC

  1. Maikel Garcia3B11
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Nick Pratto1B41
  4. MJ MelendezLF1
  5. Freddy FerminC54
  6. Kyle IsbelCF28
  7. Michael MasseyDH19
  8. Drew WatersRF8
  9. Nicky Lopez2B33

Substitutes

  1. Matt DuffyDH9

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 8th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    33267 8th Inning
  5. Play Result 6-10

    Bell singled to center, Ramírez scored and Freeman scored.

    33267 8th Inning
  6. Single 6-10

    Pitch 10 : Ball In Play

    33267 8th Inning
  7. Ball 6-8

    Pitch 9 : Ball 3

    33267 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 6-8

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  9. Ball 6-8

    Pitch 7 : Ball 2

    33267 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 6-8

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 6-8

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  13. Ball 6-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33267 8th Inning
  14. Strike Swinging 6-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33267 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
    33267 8th Inning
  17. Play Result 6-8

    J. Naylor doubled to left, Rosario scored, Ramírez to third.

    33267 8th Inning
  18. Double 6-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33267 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33267 8th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
    35026 8th Inning
  26. Play Result 6-7

    Garcia doubled to center, Duffy scored, Lopez thrown out at home.

    35026 8th Inning
  27. Double 6-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    35026 8th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    41225 8th Inning
  29. Play Result 5-7

    Lopez singled to left, Isbel scored, Duffy to second.

    41225 8th Inning
  30. Single 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41225 8th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41324 7th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
    41324 7th Inning
  37. Play Result 4-7

    Witt Jr. homered to left center (431 feet).

    41324 7th Inning
  38. Home Run 4-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41324 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41324 7th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
    3183870 6th Inning
  41. Play Result 3-7

    Giménez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rosario scored, J. Naylor out at second.

    3183870 6th Inning
  42. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 3-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    3183870 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 3-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    3183870 6th Inning
  44. Strike Looking 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    3183870 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 3-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    3183870 6th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    4345076 6th Inning
  47. Play Result 3-6

    Waters hit sacrifice fly to right, Fermin scored, Isbel to third.

    4345076 6th Inning
  48. Sacrifice Fly 3-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4345076 6th Inning
  49. Ball 2-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4345076 6th Inning
  50. Strike Looking 2-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    4345076 6th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 2-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345076 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 2-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345076 6th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 2-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345076 6th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
    4345076 6th Inning
  55. Play Result 2-6

    Isbel doubled to center, Melendez scored, Fermin to third.

    4345076 6th Inning
  56. Double 2-6

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4345076 6th Inning
  57. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4345076 6th Inning
  58. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4345076 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345076 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345076 6th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41743 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 6-10

    Melendez lined out to left.

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Line Out 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to MJ Melendez

    41743 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41743 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 6-10

    Pratto struck out swinging.

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Strike Swinging 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Nick Pratto

    41743 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41743 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 6-10

    Witt Jr. grounded out to pitcher.

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Ground Out 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  18. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 6-10

    Clase relieved De Los Santos

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 6-10

    Arias at first base.

    9th Inning
  22. Play Result 6-10

    Freeman as designated hitter.

    9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 6-10

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 6-10

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41393 8th Inning
  26. Play Result 6-10

    Straw struck out swinging.

    41393 8th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 6-10

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41393 8th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking

    41393 8th Inning
  29. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    41393 8th Inning
  30. Play Result 6-10

    Arias to second on wild pitch by Coleman.

    41393 8th Inning
  31. Wild Pitch 6-10

    Arias to second on wild pitch by Coleman.

    41393 8th Inning
  32. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41393 8th Inning
  33. Ball 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41393 8th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41393 8th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Dylan Coleman pitches to Myles Straw

    41393 8th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
    41393 8th Inning
  37. Play Result 6-10

    Brennan lined out to shortstop.

    41393 8th Inning
  38. Line Out 6-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41393 8th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 6-10

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41393 8th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10

    Dylan Coleman pitches to Will Brennan

    41393 8th Inning

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